Abbas ibn Shaiba

Abbas ibn Shaiba (566-653), also known as Al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib, was a sahabi and uncle of Muhammad, and was only three years older than him.

Biography
Abbas ibn Shaiba was born in 566 AD to the Namir tribe of Arabia, the son of Shaiba ibn Hashim. Abbas was a wealthy merchant, and was the uncle of Muhammad, a religious leader from Mecca who was only three years younger than Abbas. Abbas protected his nephew while he was in Mecca, and after the Battle of Badr, he converted to Islam. He died in 653, 21 years after Muhammad.